On today’s show we are talking about cognitive dissonance. Cognitive dissonance is the discomfort a person feels when someone's behaviour does not align with their values or beliefs. Cognitive dissonance occurs when a person holds two contradictory thoughts at the same time.

Here’s an example. Ice cream is bad for me. I want some chocolate ice cream. These two thoughts are seemingly at odds with each other. 

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